Author: benjaminmacmillan

Benjamin lives in Hamilton with his wife Ashley. He works in a group home for adults with special needs and spends the rest of his time playing board games, cooking asparagus, writing in some way, shape or form and learning how to love his beautiful new bride. Words are really significant to him and whether he is journalling or writing spoken word poems (slam poetry), he tends to write about the unexpected joys of life... or the incredible expected joy that can be experienced in relationship with God.

This was one of the first poems that I ever wrote. I found it in more recent years in my journals. The key to the lock is worth any number of years that He takes for us to find! Or any number of years that He chooses to take to unlock us and open our … Continue reading The Key to the Lock

I wrote this poem for my pastor's sermon series on Elijah, a mysterious, powerful and bold prophet that steps onto the scene in 1 Kings 17. I pray that this piece does justice to this man's heart and his astounding life. More importantly, I pray that it does justice to the God behind it all. … Continue reading Speak

I work for a group agency that supports adults with special needs in their homes. It's been challenging. It's been fun. It's been scary. It's been adventurous. It has been utterly faith stretching and humbling. God has used this line of work, being in a very practical helping role to teach me about how he … Continue reading Linda

I began thinking the other day about Jesus' life, how much we know about it and how much we don't, and my mind brought me to an interesting place. Consider this.. if close friends of yours journaled about your life every single day writing down one significant thing from each and every day, would people … Continue reading The Whole World Would Not Have Room

Hello there! Seeing as this is my first post, I thought I'd welcome you to whatever is going to happen from here on out, or maybe I should be welcoming myself to this experience, who knows. Blogging is a completely new realm to me. I've been writing poems for some time now, thanks to a … Continue reading 52